Rome station (New York)

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Rome, NY
Rome Amtrak station platforms.jpg
Station building viewed from the platform
General information
Location6599 Martin Street
Rome, New York
United States
Coordinates 43°11′58″N75°27′00″W / 43.1995°N 75.4499°W / 43.1995; -75.4499
Owned by City of Rome
Line(s) Empire Corridor (Mohawk Subdivision)
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
Connections CENTRO of Oneida: 4, 7
Construction
ParkingSeveral free spaces [1]
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code Amtrak: ROM
Via Rail: ROME
History
Opened1914
ElectrifiedNo
Passengers
FY 202410,741 [2] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Syracuse Empire Service Utica
toward New York
Syracuse
toward Toronto
Maple Leaf
      Lake Shore Limited does not stop here
Former services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Syracuse Niagara Rainbow Utica
Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station
Greenway
toward Chicago
Main Line Oriskany
toward New York
Humaston
toward Oswego
OswegoRome Terminus
Greenway River Division Oriskany
toward Weehawken
Location
Rome station (New York)

Rome station is a Neoclassical train station served by Amtrak. It is located on 6599 Martin Street in Rome, New York between the NY 26-49-69 bridge and Mill Road south of the Erie Canal.

Contents

Four Empire Service trains (two westbound to Niagara Falls and two eastbound to Penn Station in New York City) stop at Rome, as do a pair of Maple Leaf trains (one eastbound, one westbound) between Penn Station and Toronto Union Station for a total of six daily departures. CENTRO of Oneida's Rome bus routes 4 and 7 also stop at the station.

History

The current station was built between 1912 and 1914 by the New York Central Railroad south of the city proper to replace the former structure downtown. [1] Such a move was necessitated by a track realignment.

The one-and-a-half-story brick building was constructed in a Neoclassical style and includes columns flanking the vestibules, decorative grillwork and large arched windows. The waiting room includes a bowed ticket window and a series of delicate triple-globed bronze chandeliers. At the rear of the waiting room are paired symmetrical staircases with ornate openwork iron railings up to the near platform. [3]

In 1988, Amtrak conveyed the station to the city of Rome. Amtrak proposed to close the station in 1996, but the city resisted and instead found federal funds to renovate the station. The $4 million reconstruction was finished in 2004. [1]

Station layout

Interior of Rome station, May 2015 Interior of Rome station, May 2015.jpg
Interior of Rome station, May 2015

The station has an unusual configuration because the building is located at grade while the tracks are on a raised embankment. The low-level island platform is accessed by an under-track passage; both were constructed in 2002. [1] A side platform, now abandoned, is accessed directly from the building's second story. The platform includes enclosed passenger shelters and is heated to make snow removal unnecessary. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Rome, NY (ROM)". Great American Stations. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
  2. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal year 2024: State of New York" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2025. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
  3. "Rome Station". Amtrak's Great American Stations. Retrieved November 10, 2014.

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